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Your childhood in Scotland sounded very dreary and sort of Oliver Twist-y. You say that kids formed gangs based on whether they were Protestant or Catholic. Basically, teenagers fought each other over obscure 17th century religious issues. Did they have any idea what they were fighting about? No, I don't think people who are involved in sectarian violence are theologians. It was just about gang colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Late Night Host Craig Ferguson | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...Como Lluvia” could have allowed Guerra to showcase his sincere vocal qualities. But despite his distinctive voice, he barely makes any musical contribution to the song. Regardless of this circumstance, likely the fault of the producer, the song deserves praise for its poetic lyrics. “Y me despierto con el concierto de tu cabello en el mio, y un sin fin de un ‘te quiero’,” sings Furtado, which translates to “and I awake with a concert of your hair in mine and with an endless...

Author: By Giaynel P. Cordero taveras, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nelly Furtado | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...building was designed in a day when professors were silver-haired and secretaries were charged with being dragons to keep away students—and that’s not the world we live in, or want to live in, now,” said Economics Department Chair John Y. Campbell. The new LEAP initiative is “a small attempt to blast open the walls of Littauer and reduce the sense that it is a prison,” said Economics Professor Claudia Goldin, whose broader renovation plans for Littauer were stymied when the Fine Arts Library...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: In Littauer, A New Room for Research | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...nothing could compare to Herrell’s ice cream. “I started coming here in 1985,” she said, sipping her daily milkshake. “Ice cream doesn’t get any better.”—Staff writer Athena Y. Jiang can be reached at ajiang@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Herrell’s Ice Cream To Stop Serving | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

Peruvian expansionism is already radiating across Latin America. Acurio's fine-dining flagship, Astrid y Gastón, operates in seven countries outside Peru. La Mar has restaurant in six countries, and Tanta, which offers light fare, just opened its first locale outside of Peru in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. A number of other multi-star restaurants have also branched out to neighboring countries. Twelve Peruvian restaurants have franchised their formulas and are operating abroad, again mostly in the rest of Latin America. Another 20 are in the process of expanding beyond Peru's borders, and Kiser ticks off a long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru's Plans for Global (Foodie) Conquest | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

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